Browse "Animals" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

寿命

shòu mìng

寿 (shòu) means 'longevity' or 'life,' often asso

壁虎

bì hǔ

壁虎 (bì hǔ) literally means 'wall tiger' — 壁

鱼塘

yú táng

鱼塘 (yú táng) literally combines 鱼 (yú), mean

涂鸦

tú yā

涂鸦 (tú yā) literally combines 涂 (to smear, da

一堆

yī duī

‘一堆’ (yī duī) literally combines the numeral

再培养

zài péi yǎng

'再培养' literally means 'to cultivate again' — c

培育

péi yù

培育 literally combines 培 (péi, 'to cultivate, t

領域

lǐng yù

領域 (lǐng yù) literally combines 領 (lǐng), me

造型

zào xíng

Zàoxíng literally combines zào (to make, create

类型

lèi xíng

‘类型’ (lèi xíng) is a compound noun meaning

一团

yī tuán

‘一团’ (yī tuán) is a measure phrase used for

圈套

quān tào

‘圈套’ literally combines ‘圈’ (quān), meanin

圈养

juàn yǎng

‘圈养’ (juàn yǎng) literally combines ‘圈’ (

吓阻

hè zǔ

‘吓阻’ (hè zǔ) is a compound noun meaning ‘de

吓退

xià tuì

‘吓退’ is a compound verb meaning 'to scare away

喷射

pēn shè

‘喷射’ is a compound word formed from 喷 (to spu

器官

qì guān

器官 (qì guān) literally combines 器 (qì), mean

武器

wǔ qì

武器 (wǔ qì) literally means 'martial tool' —

喊声

hǎn shēng

'Hǎn shēng' literally combines 喊 (to shout, yel

慈善

cí shàn

慈善 (cí shàn) is a compound noun meaning 'chari

哈喇子

hā lā zi

'Hā lā zi' is a vivid, colloquial noun meaning '

哈士奇

hā shì qí

'Hāshìqí' is the standard Mandarin transliterat

反咬一口

fǎn yǎo yì kǒu

‘反咬一口’ is an idiom that literally means 'to

咬文嚼字

yǎo wén jiáo zì

'Yǎo wén jiáo zì' literally means 'to bite wor

咬耳朵

yǎo ěr duo

'Yǎo ěr duo' literally means 'to bite ears', but

咬定

yǎo dìng

咬定 (yǎo dìng) is a vivid, idiomatic verb meani

咬住

yǎo zhù

咬住 (yǎo zhù) literally means 'to bite and hold

呆萌

dāi méng

'Dāi méng' is a popular internet-derived adjecti

匹配器

pǐ pèi qì

'匹配器' (pǐ pèi qì) is a technical noun meanin

配匹

pèi pǐ

‘配匹’ is a verb meaning ‘to pair’ or ‘to mat

匹配度

pǐ pèi dù

匹配度 (pǐ pèi dù) literally combines 匹 (origi

勿动

wù dòng

‘勿动’ is a concise, formal command meaning 'do

勿近

wù jìn

'勿近' is a concise, formal command meaning 'do no

匀称

yún chèn

'Yún chèn' literally combines 匀 (yún), meaning

取胜

qǔ shèng

取胜 literally means 'to take victory' — the char

劣等

liè děng

劣等 (liè děng) is an adjective meaning 'inferio

劣势

liè shì

"Liè shì" literally combines "liè" (inferior, p

剪影

jiǎn yǐng

‘剪影’ literally combines 剪 (jiǎn, 'to cut') a

剪断

jiǎn duàn

‘剪断’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cut off' o

剪纸

jiǎn zhǐ

‘Jiǎn zhǐ’ literally means ‘to cut paper’ an